Six people believed injured in suspected London acid attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Six people were believed to have been injured on Saturday after a group of males reportedly sprayed a noxious substance in a number of attacks in an area around a shopping center in east London, police said.
Germany votes as history beckons for Merkel, and far-right
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans began voting in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in more than half a century.
Iran tests new missile after U.S. criticizes arms program
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) and would keep developing its arsenal despite U.S. pressure to stop.
Fears of dam collapse add to Puerto Rico’s misery after hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor met mayors from around the ravaged island on Saturday after surveying damage to an earthen dam in the northwestern part of the U.S. territory that was threatening to collapse from flooding in the…
Iraq asks U.N. for help to build new nuclear power reactor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Iraq asked on Saturday for assistance in building a nuclear power reactor for peaceful purposes, more than 25 years after the destruction of the reactors it had under Saddam Hussein.
UNHCR chief meets with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp
KUTAPALONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday he was shocked by the “terrible violence” inflicted on Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar, and said their suffering would last far longer than the time it took to sa…
North Korea says rockets to U.S. ‘inevitable’ as U.S. bombers fly off North Korean coast
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday targeting the U.S. mainland with its rockets was inevitable after “Mr. Evil President” Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, further escalating rhetoric over the North’s …
Fears of dam collapse add to Puerto Rico’s misery after Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor met with mayors from around the ravaged island on Saturday as a dam in the U.S. territory’s northwest threatened to collapse from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Kurdish government holds meetings in Baghdad on eve of independence vote
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government held talks with the Iraqi ruling Shi’ite coalition in Baghdad on Saturday, two days before a planned referendum on secession from Iraq.
Latest Mexico quake spreads alarm, some rescue efforts suspended
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that shook southern Mexico on Saturday spread fear in the capital and frustrated rescuers, some of whom were forced to suspend the search for survivors of an earlier, bigger tremor.
